18And the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals, because it was cold, and were warming themselves; and Peter was standing with them, and warming himself.
19The high priest therefore asked Jesus concerning his disciples, and concerning his teaching. 20Jesus answered him: I have spoken openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where all the Jews assemble; and I spoke nothing in secret. 21Why askest thou me? Ask those who have heard, what I spoke to them. Behold, these know what things I said.
22And when he had said this, one of the officers who was standing by gave Jesus a blow on the face, saying: Answerest thou the high priest so? 23Jesus answered him: If I spoke evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why dost thou smite me?
24Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. 25And Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him: Art thou also one of his disciples? He denied, and said: I am not. 26One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says: Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 27Again therefore Peter denied; and immediately a cock crowed.
28Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas into the Governor's palace; and it was early; and they themselves went not into the palace, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. 29Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation do ye bring against this man? 30They answered and said to him: If this man were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee. 31Pilate therefore said to them: Do ye take him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him: It is not lawful for us to put any one to death; 32that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
33Pilate therefore entered into the palace again, and called Jesus, and said to him: Art thou the King of the Jews? 34Jesus answered: Dost thou say this of thyself, or did others tell thee concerning me? 35Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, and the chief priests, delivered thee up to me. What didst thou? 36Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest it; because I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end have I come into the world, that I may bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.
38Pilate says to him: What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and says to them: I find no fault in him. 39But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover. Do ye desire therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews? 40They all therefore cried out again, saying: Not this one, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
XIX. Then therefore Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. 2And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and put on him a purple robe; and they came to him, 3and said: Hail, King of the Jews! And they gave him blows on the face.
4Pilate went forth again, and says to them: Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5Jesus therefore came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And he says to them: Behold the man!
6When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate says to them: Do ye take him, and crucify him; for I find no fault in him. 7The Jews answered him: We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.